A federal judge has awarded $152 million in damages to ex-members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints over abuses they suffered while in the Utah-based polygamous faith. In a judgment issued late Thursday, U.S. District Court…[Continue Reading...]
Polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs' 65th wife has detailed the horrific mental and sexual abuse that she endured inside his extremist Mormon sect - as well as the dramatic moment that she climbed through a window and escaped after years of…[Continue Reading...]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In the mid-2000s, a branch of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) — a radical offshoot of the Mormon church which split off in 1930 after the main church (LDS)…[Continue Reading...]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In February 2021, a 140-acre property, formerly the home of a reclusive sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), was sold in a sheriff’s auction to Blue Mountain Ranch, LLC.…[Continue Reading...]
A man accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl following a "revelation" from imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. Court records show that Heber Pearson Jeffs pleaded guilty on Tuesday to third-degree felony custodial interference…[Continue Reading...]
“This is child trafficking. This is kidnapping,” said Lorraine Jessop. Several former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), the polygamist sect led by Warren Jeffs, are calling on law enforcement officers and prosecutors to help them find…[Continue Reading...]
SALT LAKE CITY — For years Utah has been plagued with rumors of missing children linked to the religious extremist Warren Jeffs of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). “They’re disappearing. They turn up missing. When you ask the…[Continue Reading...]
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - When the FBI arrested Heber Jeffs on kidnapping charges in Minot in February, many people were surprised to learn that Jeffs and other members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the…[Continue Reading...]
A 12-year-old girl rides in the backseat of a van to a remote location. She is unaware of where she is going, how much further is left, and when she will arrive. She sits quietly next to her mother. There…[Continue Reading...]
The nephew of an infamous Utah polygamist was arrested by state and federal agents in North Dakota for allegedly kidnapping a 10-year-old girl, multiple law enforcement agencies said Monday. The 10-year-old girl in question is now safe and will be…[Continue Reading...]
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